Name: Divided nation
Start: 2021-05-11T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-05-11T18:30:00.000Z

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Join The Spectator's James Forsyth and a special guest panel to discuss growing calls for Scottish independence, and what can be done to make the case for the Union once again.

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Divided nation

Welcome and Keynote

The way the City of London measures success is constantly changing. A new generation of discerning consumers has skyrocketed the importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) to company decision-makers. The finance sector is increasingly being seen as the next frontier in climate action. As the City navigates the post-Brexit landscape and our pandemic recovery it will also be tasked with redefining its role on the world stage. How will the government's net-zero commitment and the targets in the Paris Agreement factor into corporate decision-making? How will banks and other financial institutions change how they weigh up sustainable investment choices? And what impact could all this have on the broader economy? Join Spectator journalists, politicians and industry experts as they discuss The City's future climate and environmental agenda.&nbsp;

The way the City of London measures success is constantly changing. Join Spectator journalists, politicians and industry experts as they discuss The City's future climate and environmental agenda.&nbsp;In collaboration&nbsp;with WWF.

Can the City of London be the world’s first to deliver climate commitments?

Responsible for 17 per cent of the UK’s carbon usage, government will be looking to the private sector to reduce its emissions in the years to come. But what does it really mean for a business to achieve ‘net zero’? Should companies - and their sectors - account only for their direct emissions, or must they also measure their indirect impact, related to supply chains or digital carbon footprints? How should businesses address their historic emissions - and what might this mean for once carbon-intensive sectors?&nbsp;

Join Spectator journalists, politicians, and industry experts as they discuss how businesses can achieve their carbon targets.

How business can achieve net zero?

Britain is already making moves on the global stage to back a green agenda, including calls to slash tariffs on ‘green goods’ and to hold countries responsible for heavily polluting practices. But as Britain reopens after Covid-19 and plans for ‘Global Britain’ take off, will the green agenda become a dominant feature of our trade negotiations, or a side-line strategy? What does Britain have to offer its trading partners when it comes to negative emissions and boosting global recovery? Can Britain lead the way in the export of green technologies such as carbon capture and hydrogen? In what areas can international cooperation on climate change be enhanced through trade?

As Britain reopens after Covid-19 and plans for ‘Global Britain’ take off, will the green agenda become a dominant feature of our trade negotiations, or a side-line strategy?

Green and Global Britain

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The UK is set to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November. The talks will bring together thousands of delegates including heads of state, climate experts and campaigners to agree coordinated action to tackle climate change. But is Britain&nbsp;–&nbsp;and indeed the rest of the world&nbsp;–&nbsp;ready to make the changes a green agenda could require? Is green technology able to sustain our energy demands? And as we recover from the pandemic, is the UK’s&nbsp;goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 realistic? 
Join Spectator journalists, politicians and industry experts, as our summit sets the agenda ahead of COP26. Registration is free and open to all.

Join Spectator journalists, politicians and industry experts, as our summit sets the agenda ahead of COP26. Registration is free.